HLINks archive

Welcome back – we've missed you!

We hope this newsletter finds you refreshed and rejuvenated after a well-deserved summer break.

In this edition of HLINks, we'll bring you the latest updates and highlight upcoming events in the housing, health, and social care sectors, including:

• The launch of our autumn/winter HAPPI Hour webinar series, kicking off tomorrow (Tuesday 10th September). This series is particularly special as we celebrate a significant milestone—our 100th HAPPI Hour webinar!
   
• Over the summer, we've released 10 new wide-ranging blogs for you to explore. Topics span from planning and inclusive design to the significance of intergenerational housing and initiatives like 'Starts at Home' Day, offering inspiration for every reader.
   
• Exciting new sector research, announcements, and updates, including the Future Leaders Programme and the latest from the Amar Bari research project.

So, grab yourself a cuppa and join us as we share all the current news and developments.

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more updates in the weeks to come!

Welcome to the final Housing LIN newsletter before our Summer break!

In today's newsletter discover the urgent call to upgrade the UK's sheltered housing stock as highlighted in a new report launched at the House of Lords.

Explore insights on transforming housing quality for an ageing population, participate in Carers UK's annual State of Caring survey, and stay updated on the upcoming changes in the National Planning Policy Framework.

Finally, delve into expert insights on social care innovation and catch up on Housing LIN-supported events and webinars!

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come on our news webpage, and we look forward to returning on Monday 9th September 2024!

In this penultimate edition of HLINks before the summer break, we are pleased to share the final HAPPI Hour webinar recording of the Spring/Summer series.

In last week's webinar on Ageing Well, kindly supported by P+HS architects, we discussed the latest insights, best practices, and research on creating more socially resilient, age-friendly communities. We also explored how broader physical infrastructure can contribute to more inclusive and sustainable communities.

We received some fantastic feedback:

• An interesting overview of how housing actors are dealing with the provision of safe, affordable and healthy housing that allows maximum community engagement.
• Excellent range of thought-provoking, short presentations across research, policy and practice.
• An interesting set of presentations, with a focus both on the impact of individual developments and their position in the wider community.

You can now watch the recording and download the presentation slides here. 

A big thank you to everyone involved in making this series a success. Watch this space as we look forward to launching our Autumn/Winter series in early September!

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

Join the Spring/Summer 2024 HAPPI Hour series finale: "Ageing Well: Creating Healthy Homes and Sustainable, Healthier Neighbourhoods."

🌐 Online - Zoom
📅 Tuesday 16th July 2024
🕓 4pm - 5pm

Chaired by Housing LIN's CEO Jeremy Porteus, we are joined by Faye Sanders, a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Bath; Cllr Sinead Mooney, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care at Surrey County Council; Katie Shepherd, Associate Director at P+HS Architects; and Dr. Alison Pooley, Co-Investigator at the University of Suffolk.

Supported by P+HS Architects, this session will share the latest insights, best practices, and research on creating more socially resilient, age-friendly communities and examine how broader physical infrastructure can achieve more inclusive and sustainable communities.

Secure your complementary place here! 

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

Before we dive into this week's newsletter, we wanted to invite you to tomorrow's HAPPI Hour webinar 'Housing - Still Rising to the Dementia Challenge'. 

Led by the Dementia & Housing Working Group (DHWG) as part of their quarterly series focused on housing and dementia, tomorrow's session will address interior and external design in housing for people with dementia, providing easy and actionable guidance to help organisations gather insights and implement them effectively.

You'll also gain insights into the Older People's Housing Taskforce and the DHWG with updates from Jeremy Porteus, CEO at Housing LIN and Vanessa Pritchard-Wilkes, DHWG Chair and Head of Strategic Operations at Housing 21. 

Join us on Tuesday 9 July 2024 from 3:30pm - 5:15pm. 

What an incredibly valuable few days at Housing 2024 in Manchester last week!

From presenting and chairing to networking and hosting roundtables, we were proud to be a Housing 2024 partner.

It was wonderful to catch up with both new and familiar faces in Manchester, sharing valuable insights and learnings from the older people's housing sector.

Check out what went on!

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

We are thrilled to attend this week's Housing 2024 conference in Manchester!

On Tuesday 25th June, our CEO Jeremy Porteus will present in two sessions: 'Specialist Housing: Designing Homes That Generations Thrive In' from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the Future of Living Theatre (Charter 3), and 'Improving health through housing: Making integration work' from 2:00pm to 2:45pm as part of PfH Live.

Our Business Director, Ian Copeman, will also speak on 'The Role of Repurposing and Regenerating to Create Healthy New Homes and Places' from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the Future of Living Theatre (Charter 3). And, on Wednesday 26th June, Jeremy Porteus will chair TSA's session on 'The Future of Housing: Helping people maintain the life they wish to lead in a place they call home' in Collabs Hubs (Charter 2) from 10:45am to 12:05pm.

We are also excited to host two invite-only roundtables: one with Invisible Creations on inclusive living, and another with Pozzoni on designing housing for an ageing population. We look forward to sharing the key takeaways in next week's news update! 

In the meantime, hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

Hospice UK reports that each year hospices care for 300,000 people annually with life-limiting conditions and offer bereavement support to 60,000 loved ones. With an ageing population, the demand for diverse hospice services is growing.

Supported by United St Saviour’s Charity, tomorrow's HAPPI Hour webinar features architect and author Ken Worpole discussing modern hospice design from his updated book, ‘Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative and Social Care’.

We are delighted to be joined by United St Saviour’s who will share insights on their Appleby Blue project, and PRP Architects, National Housing Design Awards winners, who will discuss creating compassionate hospice environments.

Join us online on Tuesday 18 June 2024 from 4pm - 5pm!

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

This week, we are excited to celebrate two significant awareness weeks.

Loneliness Awareness Week offers an opportunity to encourage everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection that help us feel happier and less lonely.

Additionally, Carers Week, with this year's theme 'Putting Carers on the Map', aims to increase visibility for carers among decision-makers, services, employers, communities and businesses.

We are pleased to present new Housing LIN guest blogs that highlight key themes around both loneliness and carers, including:

• Working Together to Tackle Loneliness by Sarah Mitton, Age Friendly Communities Manager at Clarion Futures, Clarion Housing Group
   
• Loneliness and the Built Environment: Towards Compassionate Places by Natasha Reid, Founder of Matter Space Soul

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!

Last Friday, the Housing LIN's consultancy team visited various extra care housing and integrated retirement communities schemes in Bristol as an opportunity to gain valuable insights into the design, operation and resident experience of these innovative living environments.

A big thank you to Brunelcare for the tour of Waverley Gardens, featuring 128 self-contained apartments, including 20 exclusively available for shared ownership for the over 55s.

We were also delighted to visit Housing 21's Hillside Court, with its charming gardens offering beautiful views for residents.

Lastly, we stopped by Stoke Gifford Village, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust's retirement village, showcasing its Library, IT Suite, and Village Hall, all open to the public.

These visits highlighted the living options and amenities available to our ageing population, emphasising quality, comfort and inclusivity.

Thank you for being a part of our community. We hope you find this week's HLINks newsletter both informative and engaging. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the weeks to come!